So energized by this excellent UN Women China roundtable with leading gender experts from 🇨🇳 civil society, academia, & the private sector. They were clear: we must move together with high levels of intentionality to address the unfinished business of the Beijing Platform 💪🏽

What a privilege to work with and learn from our truly remarkable UN Women China team - the passion for the mandate and joy in the work is palpable. Thank you 💚 👉🏼Read about their work here: asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/digital-lib…

We are at the launch of UN Women Gender Accelerators at margins of the #HLPF, the #ECOSOC President H.E Paula Narves & former President of Chile & first UN Women Executive Director, H.E Michelle Bachelet. Thank you UN Women Director Sarah Hendriks and team for great event.

We commend the decision to uphold the ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the Gambia. The vote reaffirms the commitment to human rights, gender equality, and protecting the health and well-being of girls and women. Our joint statement: unwo.men/lWZV50SBPUS #EndFGM

❌Insecurity ❌Brutality ❌Rape and gender-based violence ❌Lack of health services Our new Rapid Gender Assessment shows the alarming living conditions and lack of security faced by women and girls in #Haiti. 👉 Check out the report: unwo.men/Caix50SEqva

Our UN Women Palestine Special Representative: "I barely recognized some women whom I knew before the war. The last nine months is embedded on their faces and their bodies. UN Women data shows that... more than half a million women are severely hungry, eating the last and the least."

Thank you DSG Amina J Mohammed launching the first UN System-wide #CareEconomy Policy Guidance on the margins of #HLPF. This guidance tackles the disproportionate burden of domestic and care work on women. UN Women proudly supported this effort with International Labour Organization, UN Development, ECLAC &

With support from the Government of🇨🇦, Samia started her own business known as 'Qahrawya', a tourism company that organizes cultural walking tours around Cairo to explore its hidden gems.Learn more about Samia & her business: unwo.men/e11y50QxPTs #FundingGenderEquality

From the track to the boardroom, women have the right to equal opportunities and recognition. Congratulations to IOC MEDIA and #France for the first-ever #GenderEqualOlympics. Let us work together to ensure that this milestone in gender parity is just the beginning.

🧵📰Se llevó a cabo el encuentro “Beijing+30: Logrando la Igualdad de Género, Derechos y Empoderamiento para todas las Mujeres y Niñas” en el marco de la 79ª Asamblea General de la ONU, en Nueva York. #UNGA

2 billion women and girls have no access to ANY form of social protection. Our new report 'World survey on the role of women in development' looks at gender gaps in social protection, including cash benefits, unemployment, and healthcare. Read it here: unwo.men/PMX650TLOSE

⏰ Looking forward to engaging discussions w/our OSCE 🌎 partners on leveraging the power of #WomenMediator networks to tackle global crisis, foster resilience & prevent conflict. Italy UN New York Mediterranean Women Mediators Network WIIS Italy UN Women Sarah Hendriks GPPAC Peacebuilders Sharon Bhagwan Rolls FemWise-Africa

Sweden, Liberia, & Colombia collaborating at the #UNSC debate on #WPS, exploring synergies between National Prevention Strategies and the WPS agenda for sustainable peace. The Pact for the Future calls for full, equal, & meaningful participation of women in decision-making.

It's #UNDay today. A day to honor the United Nations's work for peace, human rights and development. A day to reaffirm our commitment to the women and girls of the world. We will not rest until every woman, every girl, can live her life in peace, dignity and equality - everywhere.

We the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations urge, yet again, all parties fighting in #Gaza to protect civilians, and call on the State of #Israel to cease its assault on Gaza & on the humanitarians trying to help Statement #IASC Principals 👉 bit.ly/40pLGqx

The 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration is a powerful reminder of our global commitment to gender equality," said Sarah Hendriks UN Women Director Policy, Programme & Intergovernmental Division, at the Intergenerational Dialogue closing ceremony. ##WomenLeaders

UN Women expresses special thanks to Austria UN Geneva for their leadership in yesterday's briefing on the Gender Equality Acceleration Plan presented by our Policy and Programme Director Sarah Hendriks.

Before 2024 comes to a close, tune in to the latest episode of Mark Leon Goldberg's #GlobalDispatches podcast, where UN Women’s Sarah Hendriks highlights how Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund is channeling 💰 to small women’s orgs to sustain their vital work on the front lines: bit.ly/41UyUAO

We're thankful 4 the leadership of UN Women on our funding board & 👀 forward to continuing our 🤝 in support of local women's orgs in crisis-affected countries worldwide, where their technical expertise is instrumental in addressing the growing needs of women-led civil society.

80 years ago, the UK was the only country to send an all-female delegation to sign the United Nations Charter. Women in diplomacy have played a huge role in driving forward progress on peace, security and human rights.